| Description | An excellent compact growing dwarf conifer. This plant is very useful in the perennial gardens. It can add some features for the winter garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (PY-see-uh)(A-bees) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun, have seen growing in part shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | woody cones |
| Leaves | evergreen needles |
| Dimensions | This plant is not as small we expect it to be. I have seen plants 3 plus feet tall by over 8 foot spread. Hiller lists the plant at around 2-3 feet tall by 5-6 feet in 30 years. |
| Maintenance | Removal of the occasional branch that is trying to revert back to the species plant. |
| Cultivar Origin | German origin |
| Misc Facts | Mature plants have a depression or “nest” in the center of the flattened top, hence the common name of bird’s-nest spruce. |
| Author's Notes | As of 2013 the two Birds nest Spruce in my yards are 2.5 tall feet with a spread of 8 plus feet. They were rescued from a landscape job in 2003 (data entry 2018) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs) |
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